Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-02
AMONG Ii MINES.
Extensive Developments in Soap Cu1ch-
Big Placer Project on the Big Black
1oot-Fhe Mines Around Butte and
Elsewhere.

AoOS-kAo I1lnOS AROUND Butte and
Elsewhere.
Mr.. l.. A. Moore, of Melrose, was in Butte
Saturday, and in pea king of his valuable
property in Soap GuIch, five miles from
Melrose. the following was cleaned: The
Silver King WAS located in May last by Mr..
Moore, who is the sole owner. He has a
thlrty-foot shaft from the bottom OF which
q DRIFT was run. The ore was stoned out
and has been treated at the MouIion mill.
Butte. The rock OF which a sample was
shown. is rich in native, antimonial, and
chiorides OF silver. The ore mills from l47
TO 2l7 ounces per ton, and the owner es-
poets a net return of $4,000 from the
$4,000 pound shipment now at the Moul.
ton. The work Of sinking will proceed at
once and the shat is to be deepeneG to goo
ieet with levels at every fifty feet. No ore
except THAT encountered in the SHAFT will
be holsted until the desired depth has heen
a.tnlned. From present indications the
81 yer King is a bonafza.
In the 81: me district, Armstrong Z L,,ssoa
nave begun deepening the shafts o., the
horn Silver and Colusa and will sink to
water level.
On the stebb'ns mine Harry Part ridge
VIII soon begin opera tons and hoist !, uthe
ore that can be mined. 1t will be ham. Il IN
MS mill at Dewey's Fla for reduction.
ne iiee'A Company is taking ont from,
th'''y 10 tnr1.v toms uf ore from tha Iron:
in1'ie, III sai p Gn:' h. wi:i"i; j. ,,ati;.u to the
s',ie't'r az fs!iai!'3sia. II addition to it's |
1aiue as a flax, I'll; o:a yields from IS to |
$40 iii god.
THE COTTONWOOD,
the incorporation of which was mentioned
In He MINER last week, is being actively
worked. The shaft was down 1875 feet
thursday and sinking will continue for
some months. New buildings are in nro.
Tess OF construction at the mines and m
nei. cohipieti"n the force will be increased
- Ihree elsnt-hour shifts. No ore aside from
hat extracted in Development os tba nron
'rty Is being brought to the surface.
HI MOUNTAIN LION. |;
Ibis lead is located in the Same district
IS the Cottonwood. and is some tb;rteen {
niles sorth OF Der Lodge. 1t was owned :
y j.. N. Fox. j. H. Mills and w. Hetz,l r
rho had made enough deve,ormo,t - q
'arrant the organization of q st'ni, w
any. The mine was stocked for 5Oo nnn a
mares: the owners receiving leo. 600 sha roo n
Dr. their interests. The shares are ~ q ~. d
anu III $40. A sufficient amount of stppoL
= secure a working capital was placed m
ne 'narke1 ana was at once taken hv tho
eorhorators and Others. The vein is eaid
, make a better showing than the Cotton. 1
ooo ana Is eas'ero development. Atunnal h,
'w IN some forty feet will be driven tn to- q -
re lead, which it will do at a denth of 900 III
: 4oo feet. Lively times are antic;n.toS te
the camp next summer.
NEAR ELL1sroN.
Inc bonding OF the Hidden Treasure
Paul syndicate has given a new ;mnet,s
mines in that section. The pronertr
'ned by Martin & Dixon. It is bondaa
$4,000, the bono to run ninety do"S
"o Thousand dollars OF the amonn ~.
ready been paid The rock ia COLL Gus
,ila1s' and the veins well defined. A,nee an
her prominent properties in tho d;".G
8 me Margaret Ann. We Own H. and ,Ie ,
ne OF Oyer ct al, who are act;vaIn TX NV dis
Ioping their property. There ia q ue. Cit
nou.1 on the dump at the latter whiiSs prt
u yleid handsome Gum in GOLD It wh
nndentJy expected q gold mil ~, ~ is tht
cted In the spring. The water a,a WI. De lin,
9ply are very abundant. ""u 'uei at
ON BIG ~BLAcKFoor. of
lltchell ct al. have RECENTLY h., JJn.,
u bearing leads surveyed for pa;ents
M'tcheIl is the owner OF the Fo.as. Y
49, d valuable lead in the Dunklehu-. i've